Commitments and Contingencies - Net Impact of U.K. Newspaper Matters on Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Net impact on Selling, general and administrative expenses	$ 649	$ 653	$ 1,987	$ 1,940
U.K. Newspaper Matters [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Gross legal and professional fees related to the U.K. Newspaper Matters	9	24	32	75
Indemnification from 21st Century Fox	(6)	(9)	(17)	(33)
Net impact on Selling, general and administrative expenses	$ 3	$ 15	$ 15	$ 42

The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.4)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 330
-SubTopic 10
-Section 30
-Paragraph 8
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51677171&loc=d3e3636-108311

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